Yeah, you can feel great buying something low-end. But after the initial vanity rush subsides, you’re going to regret using the damn thing every damn day and kick yourself for wasting that precious money. It’s always better to wait and save for the good stuff.

If you’re always buying cheap, generic crap, not only are you making your life miserable, you’re sending yourself a terrible message: “I’m not worth it.” Get used to quality. Get used to being worth it. You’ll be more successful if you do.

And:

Even more than the benefit of buying something once and never having to think about it again, using shitty quality stuff is draining. It’s grating. It’s aggravating. It’s a huge waste of time. It shifts your focus away from your goal and focuses it on what a piece of shit this tool is, or how a monkey could have done a better job designing it. It also reinforces the mindset that you’re cheap. “Stuff is cheap, so I don’t need a lot of money.” “I’m happy with mediocrity.”

I bought MI 2S for my wife instead of Samsung this time. For same specs I would pay x2 for something from Samsung (S4 Mini e.g.). Quality wise it is on same level. It is even better on software side with their weekly updates. Now I am jealous as she does not allow me to play with it and I have to stick with my lagging first Note :(

Hi Mike, I have been roped into advising on tablets for a Charity that want to roll then out to schools in Africa.I came across your blog and would like to invite you to give some advice… If you have some time I would very much like to exchange some emails with you.